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Beginning his writing career as a reporter for local newspapers in North Carolina, Tony then spent more than a decade in the classroom teaching English. He now works full-time as a freelance writer from his home in North Carolina. When he’s not typing away on his computer, he can be found hammering away at yet another renovation project in his home.

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